Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and gender, seasonally adjusted
| April 2025 |
May 2025 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2025 | May 2024 to May 2025 | April to May 2025 | May 2024 to May 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | % change | |
| 15 years and over, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 34,493.6 | 34,530.6 | ... | 37.0 | 845.1 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 22,517.4 | 22,552.7 | 32.2 | 35.3 | 470.8 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 20,969.3 | 20,978.1 | 32.0 | 8.8 | 279.8 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 17,135.7 | 17,193.4 | 42.3 | 57.7 | 284.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 3,833.6 | 3,784.8 | 38.6 | -48.8 | -4.5 | -1.3 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 1,548.1 | 1,574.6 | 27.0 | 26.5 | 190.9 | 1.7 | 13.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 7.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 5,013.7 | 5,014.9 | ... | 1.2 | 151.3 | 0.0 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 3,160.3 | 3,163.2 | 18.2 | 2.9 | 86.6 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 2,714.1 | 2,713.6 | 17.0 | -0.5 | 30.2 | -0.0 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 1,387.5 | 1,364.3 | 20.7 | -23.2 | 24.2 | -1.7 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 1,326.6 | 1,349.3 | 21.7 | 22.7 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 446.2 | 449.5 | 15.4 | 3.3 | 56.3 | 0.7 | 14.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 63.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.1 | 14.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.1 | 54.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 29,479.9 | 29,515.7 | ... | 35.8 | 693.8 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 19,357.1 | 19,389.6 | 25.9 | 32.5 | 384.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 18,255.2 | 18,264.5 | 26.7 | 9.3 | 249.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 15,748.2 | 15,829.1 | 36.5 | 80.9 | 260.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 2,507.0 | 2,435.5 | 31.5 | -71.5 | -10.5 | -2.9 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 1,101.9 | 1,125.0 | 21.8 | 23.1 | 134.5 | 2.1 | 13.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 14,549.0 | 14,565.8 | ... | 16.8 | 350.0 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 10,288.2 | 10,292.1 | 17.1 | 3.9 | 183.4 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 9,692.9 | 9,665.0 | 18.4 | -27.9 | 98.3 | -0.3 | 1.0 |
| Full-time employment | 8,793.0 | 8,826.6 | 24.2 | 33.6 | 98.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 899.9 | 838.4 | 19.7 | -61.5 | -0.5 | -6.8 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 595.3 | 627.1 | 15.8 | 31.8 | 85.1 | 5.3 | 15.7 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 70.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.6 | 66.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 14,930.9 | 14,949.9 | ... | 19.0 | 343.8 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 9,068.9 | 9,097.5 | 18.1 | 28.6 | 200.9 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 8,562.3 | 8,599.5 | 18.1 | 37.2 | 151.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 6,955.2 | 7,002.4 | 26.4 | 47.2 | 161.4 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
| Part-time employment | 1,607.2 | 1,597.1 | 24.2 | -10.1 | -10.0 | -0.6 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 506.5 | 498.0 | 14.9 | -8.5 | 49.5 | -1.7 | 11.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 60.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 57.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 16,718.8 | 16,737.5 | ... | 18.7 | 472.4 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 14,750.3 | 14,786.6 | 24.4 | 36.3 | 377.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 13,894.3 | 13,904.6 | 26.2 | 10.3 | 260.7 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 856.0 | 882.0 | 20.3 | 26.0 | 116.3 | 3.0 | 15.2 |
| Participation rate | 88.2 | 88.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.1 | 83.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 8,461.1 | 8,470.2 | ... | 9.1 | 250.5 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 7,768.4 | 7,766.5 | 15.8 | -1.9 | 191.4 | -0.0 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 7,317.2 | 7,285.8 | 18.0 | -31.4 | 123.2 | -0.4 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 451.2 | 480.7 | 14.7 | 29.5 | 68.2 | 6.5 | 16.5 |
| Participation rate | 91.8 | 91.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 86.5 | 86.0 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 8,257.7 | 8,267.3 | ... | 9.6 | 221.9 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 6,981.9 | 7,020.1 | 17.9 | 38.2 | 185.7 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 6,577.1 | 6,618.7 | 18.4 | 41.6 | 137.4 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 404.8 | 401.3 | 13.7 | -3.5 | 48.1 | -0.9 | 13.6 |
| Participation rate | 84.6 | 84.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 79.6 | 80.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 12,761.1 | 12,778.3 | ... | 17.2 | 221.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 4,606.8 | 4,603.0 | 20.5 | -3.8 | 7.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 4,360.9 | 4,359.9 | 20.6 | -1.0 | -11.1 | -0.0 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 245.8 | 243.1 | 10.6 | -2.7 | 18.3 | -1.1 | 8.1 |
| Participation rate | 36.1 | 36.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.2 | 34.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 6,087.9 | 6,095.6 | ... | 7.7 | 99.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,519.8 | 2,525.6 | 13.6 | 5.8 | -8.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 2,375.7 | 2,379.2 | 13.9 | 3.5 | -24.9 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Unemployment | 144.1 | 146.4 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 16.9 | 1.6 | 13.1 |
| Participation rate | 41.4 | 41.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 39.0 | 39.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,673.2 | 6,682.7 | ... | 9.5 | 122.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 2,087.0 | 2,077.4 | 14.3 | -9.6 | 15.2 | -0.5 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 1,985.2 | 1,980.8 | 14.3 | -4.4 | 13.9 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 101.8 | 96.6 | 7.1 | -5.2 | 1.3 | -5.1 | 1.4 |
| Participation rate | 31.3 | 31.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 29.7 | 29.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0287-02.
Table note 1
Average standard error of change between two consecutive months. See the "Data Quality" section of the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G) for more information.
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